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Policy & regulation

Chart: Yes, US power prices are rising. Don’t blame clean energy.

Household costs have been going up since 2020 due to an aging grid, natural disasters, and volatile gas prices. Trump is making things worse.

By Dan McCarthy, Ysabelle Kempe . 22 August 2025
Fossil fuels

Trump admin orders dirty, expensive coal plant to stay open even longer

Keeping J.H. Campbell open past its slated close is costing Midwest households big. Advocates fear that more such orders are on the way.

By Jeff St. John . 21 August 2025
Virtual power plants

California’s biggest virtual power plant may get a funding reprieve

Home batteries enrolled in the program can provide 700 MW of cost-effective grid support, new analysis finds — but only if state lawmakers preserve its funding.

By Jeff St. John . 21 August 2025
Batteries

Peak Energy's new battery is cooler than lithium-ion systems

The startup’s first sodium-based grid-battery project has a novel design that cuts costs by virtually eliminating the need for temperature controls.

By Julian Spector . 21 August 2025
Politics

State AGs demand DOE fix its flawed grid-reliability report

Nine Democrat-led states are challenging a DOE analysis that the Trump admin may use to keep costly fossil-fueled power plants open past their retirement dates.

By Jeff St. John . 20 August 2025
Marine transport

NYC just launched its first hybrid-electric ferry

The Harbor Charger is now cruising New York Harbor, cutting down on CO2 and diesel pollution. The vessel joins a tiny but growing U.S. fleet of cleaner boats.

By Maria Gallucci . 20 August 2025
Fossil fuels

The Constitution gas pipeline won’t solve New England’s energy problems

EPA chief Lee Zeldin claims the proposed pipeline into New York would make New England power cheaper and more reliable. Just about everyone says he’s wrong.

By Sarah Shemkus . 20 August 2025
Offshore wind

‘Come to America and lose $1B’: Trump drives more offshore wind pain

Ørsted is seeking $9.4B to finish two U.S. projects, the latest in a spate of setbacks for foreign firms invested heavily in the struggling sector.

By Clare Fieseler . 19 August 2025
Fossil fuels

Colorado now requires health warning labels on gas stoves

The state is the first to put labels on the appliances pointing consumers to evidence about the harms of cooking with gas. Appliance manufacturers are suing.

By Alison F. Takemura . 19 August 2025
EV charging

Cruising Virginia countryside in an electric vehicle is a lot easier now

As EV tourism takes hold in rural towns, historic Middleburg looks to attract eco-minded visitors with a high-speed electric-vehicle charger.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 19 August 2025